Shanghai GM sets new April record

Surge continues for auto icon and its joint ventures

BEIJING - General Motors and its joint ventures sold 203,367 vehicles in China in April, the third month this year that the carmaker's monthly sales surpassed 200,000 units in the world's largest vehicle market.

Domestic sales by Shanghai GM, its flagship joint venture, increased 7.4 percent over a year ago to 96,219 units, a record for the month of April.